WET'S RISK TAKERS SERIES
PROGRAM STRUCTURE

Each session begins with the screening of a selected film that is directly connected to an issue teenage girls are struggling with today – issues that challenge a girl’s self-esteem: sex, HIV/AIDS, teen pregnancy, abusive relationships, eating disorders, body image, drug and alcohol use, peer pressure, gender stereotyping, sexual harassment, racism and classicism.

Following the screening, girls participate in break-out discussion groups led by female volunteer mentors. The conversations follow a curriculum specific to the issues raised in the film.

Following the break-out groups, the participants reconvene to meet with one or more of the celebrated guest artists from the film screened that morning. These guests serve as role models to the girls. Guest artists have included: Frances McDormand, Ally Sheedy, Kerry Washington, Olympia Dukakis, Keri Russell, Lili Taylor, Audra McDonald, Tracie Thoms, writer / directors Gina Prince-Bythewood, Maria Maggenti, Nicole Holofcener among many others.

The final session of Risk Takers is WET’s Risk Takers Health Fair. The Health Fair is a day of workshops in body image, nutrition, public speaking, sex education, self-defense and yoga. The day provides the girls with active tools they can practice in their daily lives.